प्रत्यंचा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi प्रत्यंचा (pratyañcā), from Sanskrit प्रत्यञ्च् (pratyañc, “coming from behind”) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾət̪.jən.t͡ʃɑː/, [pɾɐt̪.jɐ̃n.t͡ʃäː]

Noun

प्रत्यंचा • (pratyañcā) f

1. bowstring

   प्रत्यंचा चढ़ाना ― pratyañcā caṛhānā ― to string a bow

Declension

Declension of प्रत्यंचा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रत्यंचा pratyañcā	प्रत्यंचाएँ pratyañcāẽ
oblique	प्रत्यंचा pratyañcā	प्रत्यंचाओं pratyañcāõ
vocative	प्रत्यंचा pratyañcā	प्रत्यंचाओ pratyañcāo

Synonyms

• चिल्ला (cillā)
• ज्या (jyā)
• ज़ेह (zeh)
• धनुर्गुण (dhanurguṇ)
• पनच (panac)
• रोदा (rodā)

Descendants

• → Nepali: प्रत्यंचा (pratyañcā)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रत्यञ्च् (pratyañc, adjective, literally “that which comes behind [the bow]”) +‎ -आ (-ā). A nominalization and Sanskritic formation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɾət̪.jən.t͡ɕa/

Noun

प्रत्यंचा • (pratyañcā) f

1. bowstring

   Synonyms: धनुर्गुण (dhanurguṇ), चिल्ला (cillā), गांडीवगुण (gāṇḍīvguṇ)

   प्रत्यंचा चढवणे ― pratyañcā caḍhavṇe ― to string a bow

Declension

Declension of प्रत्यंचा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	प्रत्यंचा pratyañcā
direct plural	प्रत्यंचा pratyañcā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	प्रत्यंचा pratyañcā		प्रत्यंचा pratyañcā
oblique सामान्यरूप	प्रत्यंचे pratyañce		प्रत्यंचां- pratyañcān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	प्रत्यंचेला pratyañcelā		प्रत्यंचांना pratyañcānnā
ergative	प्रत्यंचेने, प्रत्यंचेनं pratyañcene, pratyañcena		प्रत्यंचांनी pratyañcānnī
instrumental	प्रत्यंचेशी pratyañceśī		प्रत्यंचांशी pratyañcānśī
locative सप्तमी	प्रत्यंचेत pratyañcet		प्रत्यंचांत pratyañcāt
vocative संबोधन	प्रत्यंचे pratyañce		प्रत्यंचांनो pratyañcānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of प्रत्यंचा (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	प्रत्यंचेचा pratyañceċā	प्रत्यंचेचे pratyañceċe	प्रत्यंचेची pratyañcecī	प्रत्यंचेच्या pratyañcecā	प्रत्यंचेचे, प्रत्यंचेचं pratyañceċe, pratyañceċa	प्रत्यंचेची pratyañcecī	प्रत्यंचेच्या pratyañcecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	प्रत्यंचांचा pratyañcānċā	प्रत्यंचांचे pratyañcānċe	प्रत्यंचांची pratyañcāñcī	प्रत्यंचांच्या pratyañcāncā	प्रत्यंचांचे, प्रत्यंचांचं pratyañcānċe, pratyañcānċa	प्रत्यंचांची pratyañcāñcī	प्रत्यंचांच्या pratyañcāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Descendants

• → Hindi: प्रत्यंचा (pratyañcā)
  • → Nepali: प्रत्यंचा (pratyañcā)

See also

• धनुष्य (dhanuṣya)
• बाण (bāṇ)
• भाता (bhātā)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “प्रत्यंचा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “प्रत्यंचा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “प्रत्यंचा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi प्रत्यंचा (pratyañcā), from Marathi प्रत्यंचा (pratyañcā), from Sanskrit प्रत्यञ्च् (pratyañc) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [prʌt̪t̪en̻t͡sä]

• Phonetic Devanagari: प्रत्तेन्चा

Noun

प्रत्यंचा • (pratyañcā)

1. bowstring

Declension

Declension of प्रत्यंचा
	Singular	Plural
nominative	प्रत्यंचा [prʌt̪ent͡sä]	प्रत्यंचाहरू [prʌt̪ent͡sä̤ːɾu]
accusative	प्रत्यंचालाई [prʌt̪ent͡säläi]	प्रत्यंचाहरूलाई [prʌt̪ent͡sä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	प्रत्यंचाले [prʌt̪ent͡säle]	प्रत्यंचाहरूले [prʌt̪ent͡sä̤ːɾule]
dative	प्रत्यंचालाई [prʌt̪ent͡säläi]	प्रत्यंचाहरूलाई [prʌt̪ent͡sä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	प्रत्यंचाबाट [prʌt̪ent͡säbäʈʌ]	प्रत्यंचाहरूबाट [prʌt̪ent͡sä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	प्रत्यंचाको [prʌt̪ent͡säko]	प्रत्यंचाहरूको [prʌt̪ent͡sä̤ːɾuko]
locative	प्रत्यंचामा [prʌt̪ent͡sämä]	प्रत्यंचाहरूमा [prʌt̪ent͡sä̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Synonyms

• ज्या (jyā)
• ताँदो (tā̃do)